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ArticleBMJ global health2023

Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region.

Emilia Antonio, Nicolas Pulik, Jieun Lee, Tanu Soni, Hans-Eckhardt Hagen, Choong-Min Ryu, Alice Norton

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Article in BMJ global health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Emilia AntonioGloPID-R Research and Policy Team, Policy and Practice Research Group, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK emilia.antonio@ndm.ox.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9375-6936
Nicolas PulikStratégie et Partenariats, ANRS | Maladies infectieuses émergentes, Paris, France.
Jieun LeeInfectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea.
Tanu SoniGloPID-R Research and Policy Team, Policy and Practice Research Group, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Hans-Eckhardt HagenGloPID-R, Charite University Hospital Berlin Center 11 for Global Health, Berlin, Germany.
Choong-Min RyuInfectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea.
Alice NortonGloPID-R Research and Policy Team, Policy and Practice Research Group, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
University of Oxford · GBKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KRBerlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DECentre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R) is a network of funders supporting research on infectious diseases of epidemic/pandemic potential. GloPID-R is establishing regional hubs to strengthen stakeholder engagement particularly among low-income and middle-income countries. The first pilot hub, led from Republic of Korea (South Korea), has been launched in the Asia-Pacific region, a region highly prone to outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases. We present findings of mapping research undertaken in support of the hub's development.

methodsWe analysed five COVID-19 research databases in September 2022 to identify research funders and intermediary funding sources supporting research in infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. This was complemented with an in-depth analysis of the UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) and GloPID-R COVID-19 Research Project Tracker to assess the alignment of funded projects in the region to the WHO COVID-19 research priorities.

resultsWe identified 453 funders and funding sources supporting COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific Region including public, private and philanthropic organisations and universities. However, these organisations were clustered in few countries in the region. The in-depth analysis of the UKCDR and GloPID-R COVID-19 Research project Tracker found limited research involving Asia-Pacific countries with the 117 funders supporting these projects investing at least US$604m in COVID-19 research in the region. Social Sciences was the dominant theme on which funded projects focused whereas the priority areas with the least number of projects were research on 'animal and environmental health' and 'ethics considerations for research'.

conclusionOur analyses show the diversity of funding sources for research on infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. Engagement between multiple actors in the health research system is likely to promote enhanced coordination for greater research impact. GloPID-R's Asia-Pacific regional hub aims to support activities for the enhancement of preparedness for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases in the region.

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Communicable DiseasesCommunicable Diseases, EmergingCOVID-19AnimalsAsiaHumansRepublic of KoreaCOVID-19

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